Housing method for airships



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Patented na re, teas. l d hi zdti UNETEE STATES PATENT QFFHCCLED EEO I'm, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO LULA THEIS, F MELWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

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Application filed July a7, 1922. serial no. waste.

To all whom it may concern: showing the means for slidably supporting a Be it known that 1, Leo LEMM, a citizen shoe. of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, Figure 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig 55 in the county of Milwaukee and State of are 5.

Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Figure 7 is a section on line 77 of Fig- Improvements in Housing Methods for Airure 2. ships, of which the following is a specifica- In these views A indicates the hangar and tion. B the ship. A pair of track members 1 are 60 This invention relates to a method and arranged in the top of the hangar and these W means for housing an air ship, the general members project a considerable distance in object of the invention being to hold the front of the hangar. They are arranged at ship. against lateral and swingln movement an inclination to each other and to the horiwhile it is being moved into an out of the zontal, as shown in Fi ure 3. Each track 65 hangar so as to eliminate danger of the ship member is provided with three rail parts, as

being injured or damaged by comin in conshown at 2. A pair of shoes 3 is slidably tact with parts of the hangar throng swingmounted on each track member, each shoe ing of the shi by high winds or. otherwise. consisting of a frame 4 which has three roll- Another ob ect of the inventionis to pro-- ers 5 at each end thereof for engaging the 70 vide a power driven vehicle located on a rail parts 2, the shoe proper 3 and the lin- 24) track for drawing the ship into the hangar ing or pad 6 for said shoe. These shoes are and removing it therefrom. of slightly curved shape in cross section A further object of the invention is to and are designed to engage the upper part provide means associated with the vehicle of the body of the ship, as shown in Figures w for adjusting the height of the ship in rela- 3 and 5, said show engaging the ship an ap- 95 tion to the ground. preciable distance from the top center there- A further object of the invention is to of and adjacent each end thereof so that the provide movable shoes for engaging the upship is preventedfrom swinging and from per part of the ship to hold the same against moving laterally. The lining or pad 6 will 89 swinging movement with tracks for the frictionally engage the cover of the body of shoes. the ship without injuring the same so that This invention also consists in certain. the ship must move longitudinally with the other features of construction and in the shoes as the same travel along the tracks. combination and arrangement of the several. it provide power driven means for mov- E55 parts,tobehereinafter fully described, illusing the ship into and out of the hangar,

trated in the accompanying drawings and such means consisting of a pair of motor specifically pointed out in the appended driven vehicles 7 which are arranged to claims. travel on a track 8 which is preferably em- In describing my invention in detail,-refbedded in cement 9 so that there is no dang9 erence. will be had to the accompanying ger of the ship lifting the track off the drawings wherein like characters denote like ground. The track is provided with rails or corresponding'parts throughout the sevhaving T-shaped heads, as shown at 10, so

eral views, and in which as to provide an upper and lower tread for Figural is a-view showing the ship about each rail. Each vehicle is provided with to be placed in the hangar. the main wheels 11 tor-engaging the upper Figure 2 is an enlarged View showing th treads of the rail and the auxiliary. wheels shi attached to the vehicles. a 12 for engaging the lower treads so that the igure 3 is an end view showing the ship vehicles are locked to the track and the ship in the hangar. cannot raise the vehicles oh the track. The

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view drive means are referably connected with of the telescopic members for raising and the wheels 11. he two vehicles are conlowering the ship. nected together by the long draw bar 13 Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view which has its forked end pivoted to the vehicles, as shown at 14, and this bar is hollow so that the conductors 15 may pass through the same, these conductors passing from the motor of one vehicle to that of the other and the connections being so arranged that an operator can control both motors from one vehicle.

The means for connecting the ship to the vehicles comprises drums 16, one of which is arranged in each of the end gondolas, a motor 17 for actuating each drum, a cable 18 connected with each drum and the means for adjustably connecting each cable with a vehicle. Such means consists of a mast 19 on each vehicle having slots 20 therein, a tubular member 21 fitting over the mast and having pins 22 therein engaging the slots 20 so that the tubular member can slide on the mast but is held against rotary movement thereon, and a rotary member 23 having interior threads engaging a threaded part of the tubular member 21 so that when said member 23 is rotated the member 21 will be caused to move longitudinally. The member 3 is rotated by a motor 24 through the ears 25, arranged in a casing 26. The mom er 23 is mounted on ball bearings 27 and is roi'zatably connected to the body of the the vehicle by the flange The upper end of the member 21 orovided with a pair of gripping 'aws 29 for engaging a ring 30 in the end of a cable 18. The jaws are connectedby the links 31 with a rod 32 which passes throu h a hole 33 in the tubular member and has its tower end pivoted to a iever 3a which is pivoted to the member 21 and to which is pivoted a handle 35. These parts are so arranged that normally they occupy a position with the jaws 29 closed but by pushing the handle 35 upwardly the jaws wiii be opened so as to receive or release the ring 30.

From the foregoing it will be seen that when a ship is to be housed it is brought within a suiiicient distance of the ground and in front of the hangar to permit the cables to he connec with the telescopic members by means of the rings 30 and the jaw hooks 29. The motors 17 are then started to cause the drums to rotate so as to wind the cables 18 thereon to bring the ship into a proper position where it can pass under the tracks. If the ship cannot be properly positioned by the drums it can be brought into proper position by moving the tubular members 21 through the motors 2a. The ship must be so positioned that it can pass under the shoes without engaging the same. The motors of the vehicles are then started up so that said vehicles can pull the ship under the shoes. The cables are then slackened either by means of the parts on the vehicles or through the drums so as to permit the ship to raise slightly to engage the shoes, as sit-own in Figure 3. The

vehicles are then started up again to draw the ship into the hangar.

In removing the ship from the hangar the same operation is carried out, the ship being lowered slightly to release it from the shoes after it has left the hangar. The ship is released from the vehicles by pushing upwardly upon the handle 35 to open the jaw mem )ers to release the rings 30.

It will thus be seen that the ship is held against lateral and swinging movement as it is being pulled into the hangar or is being removed from the hangar. Thus there is no danger of the ship striking parts of the hangar or being tossed about by high winds.

The passengers can enter and leave the ship while it is supported by the shoes so that no difficulty is experienced by passengers in entering and leaving the ship.

The hangar may be provided with the side platforms 36 and the top platform 37 which are so arranged that repairs to the ship can be made while it is in the hangar.

It also provide an extra set of winding means in each gondola so that if anything should happen to the first set the second set could be brought into use, the rin s 30 of the second set being engaged by 1e hooks 39 of the adjusting means. I prefer to place one set of winding means at one end of each gondola and the second set at the other end, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, these figures onl showing the rings on the ends of the cab es.

It isthought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readil apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such chan es fall within the scope of the appended c aims.

What I claim is 1. Tn combination with an air ship and its hangar, a track in the upper part of the hangar and projecting therefrom, sliding members on the track for frietionally engaging the upper part of the ship and power means for moving the ship longitudinally into and out of the hangar.

2. In combination with an air ship and its hangar, a track in the upper part of the hangar and projecting therefrom, sliding members on the track for frictionally engaging the upper part of the ship, power means for moving the ship longitudinally into and out of the hangar, such means consisting of a motor vehicle, means for attachin the same to a ship and a track for the'vehicle.

3. In combination with an air ship and its hangar, a track in the upper part of the hangar and projecting therefrom, sliding members on the track for frictionally engaging theupper part of the ship, power means for moving the ship longitudinally into and out of the hen a1, such means consistlng of a motor .vehlc e, means for attaching the same to a ship, a track for the ve- 1 upper part of the ship, a motor vehicle, a

track for the same extending into the hangar and means for connecting the vehicle with the ship.

5. In combination with an air ship and its hangar, a pair of track members in the upper part of the hangar and projecting from the same, friction shoes slidably mounted on the track and adapted to engage the upper part of-the ship, a motor vehicle, a track for the same extending into the hangar, means for connecting the vehicle with the ship, such means consisting of vertically adjustable means on the vehicle, a drum carried by the ship, a motor for operating the drum, a cable wound on the drum and means for detachably connecting the cable with the vertically adjustable means on the vehicle.

6. In combination with a ship and its hangar; a pair of track members in the upper part of the hangar and projecting there from, a number of cars engaging said tracks, friction shoes carried by the cars for engaging the upper part of the ship, a track on the ground extending into the hangar, a pair of motor vehicles engaging the said track, vertically adjustable means on the vehicles for connecting them with the ship, means for connecting the two vehicles together and means for preventing the ship from raising the vehicle off the track.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LEO LEMM. 

